Words in other languages often require more characters than their English equivalents.
If your dialog boxes are going to be translated, leave as much room as possible for them to grow. The following table shows some familiar AutoCAD terms with their equivalents in French and German.
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Equivalent AutoCAD terms in English, French, and German |
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English |
French |
German |
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Line |
Ligne |
Linie |
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Arc |
Arc |
Bogen |
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Circle |
Cercle |
Kreis |
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3D Polylines |
Polylignes 3D |
3D-Polylinien |
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Diameter dimensioning |
Cotation de diamètre |
Durchmesserbemaßung |
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Layers |
Calque |
Layer |
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Linetypes |
Types de ligne |
Linientypen |
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Entity creation modes |
Modes de création des objets | Modus für Objekterzeugung |
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Select objects |
Choix des objets |
Objekte wählen |
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OK |
OK |
OK |
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Cancel |
Annuler |
Abbruch |
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Help |
Aide |
Hilfe |